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Public raises staffing and authority concerns at Sullivan County Adult Care Center; officials say recruitment is ongoing
Summary
Speakers at public comment pressed the legislature about the Adult Care Center’s management and nursing leadership, alleging the current director of nursing lacks civil-service qualifications and that a consultant may have overstepped hiring authority. County staff said the position is being advertised and two applicants have been received.
Public commenters at the end of the Sullivan County Legislature meeting urged the body to address staffing and management practices at the county-operated Adult Care Center (ACC).
Lou Setra, a resident and frequent public commenter, summarized written concerns he said were provided to the legislature: staff and former employees had submitted a letter alleging the Nursing Director “fails to meet the minimum civil service requirements,” and more than 30 employees previously documented problems with the incumbent’s experience, communication and infection-control decisions. Setra said an eligible civil-service list exists for the director-of-nursing job and told the…
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